Author Archives: Brian Peters
Another Hot One Before a Break
As the upper ridge to our west holds on across mainly the western half of Alabama, the NWS in Birmingham has gone ahead with another heat advisory for today generally west of the I-65 corridor. Look for highs to once … Continue reading
Observation Confirms the Heat
The observation at the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport reach 97 just before the 1 pm observation time, and that temperature establishes today as the hottest day so far in 2016. And that may go even higher yet. Remember, there is … Continue reading
Hotter Each Hour
The weather observation at 10 am at the Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport was 91 degrees which is 4 degrees warmer than the temperature at the same time yesterday morning. So today is shaping up to be one of the hottest … Continue reading
Hot Weekend for Central Alabama
The early morning satellite image reveals just a few patches of clouds in spots across Alabama, so almost everyone will be waking up to plenty of sunshine for the morning. And just like we’ve been seeing for the past several … Continue reading
Heat Slowly Rising
The remnants of a couple of MCSs (Mesoscale Convective Systems) moving through Tennessee this morning are helping to produce cloudiness over the northern third of Alabama, mainly the Tennessee River Valley counties. These MCSs continue to dissipate but are leaving … Continue reading
Summer Heat into the Weekend
Once again this morning Central Alabama finds itself coming under a large upper ridge that will keep it hot through the weekend. There were a few clouds in the morning sky, but we’ll still see plenty of sunshine today to … Continue reading
Heat Continues That Upward Trend
There were a few clouds in the Central Alabama sky this morning, but as that huge ridge to our west continues to nose slowly into the Southeast US, the heat will continue to climb. I expect to see highs mainly … Continue reading
Here come the 90s
The high in Birmingham yesterday was 89 degrees, and that was probably the last time we’ll see values under 90 degrees for at least a week. There are some high cirrus clouds across Alabama this morning from convection that went … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 544: Pushing Buttons in the Elevator
WeatherBrains Episode 544 is now online (June 20, 2016). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Show was actually recorded on Thursday, June 16, 2016. Our guest WeatherBrain for this show is Dr. … Continue reading
TD 4 Becomes Danielle
In the process of putting together the Weather Xtreme Video, NHC has upgraded TD 4 to Tropical Storm Danielle. Danielle will be moving slowly into the east coast of Mexico during the day today producing heavy rainfall in the 6 … Continue reading
